Job Title - Senior Practitioner/AMHP
Employer - Trafford Council
Address - Brook Heys, Craven Drive, Broadheath, WA14 5JF

About us

Trafford Council and its partners in the public, private and third sectors are embarking on a Vision which sees us working together to close inequality gaps and maximise Trafford's huge potential. Our vision is working together to build the best future for all our communities and everyone in Trafford.

We currently have an exciting vacancy for a social work senior practitioner within Trafford Mental Health Services, part of Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Working in South Trafford Community Mental Team you will join our Multi-Disciplinary Team alongside Consultant Psychiatrists, Community Psychiatric Nurses, Social Workers, Occupational Therapists and STR workers. We are looking for an experienced social worker to provide social work leadership in the community mental health team. In this role, you will promote the significant contribution that mental health social work makes to the delivery of mental health care.
You will work closely with service users with serious and enduring mental illness, who may also have substance misuse problems, Autism, Asperger's or mild to moderate Learning Disability. You will have a focus on social inclusion and recovery, helping people to live as independently as possible.

About the Role

The post holder will provide social work leadership in the team, maintaining close links with colleagues in Adult Social Care. You will provide clinical supervision to social workers, helping our social work staff identify opportunities to develop, and direct staff towards relevant learning resources. You will manage a limited caseload of complex cases, act as an Approved Mental Health Practitioner (AMHP) working on our Borough wide rota, provide guidance in relation to the Care Act 2014, Mental Health Act 1983 and Mental Capacity Act 2005, and contribute to service development to ensure that social work values are fully represented and where appropriate chair meetings, particularly in relation to safeguarding enquiries.

For more information please send an up to date copy of your CV to (url removed)

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